# Ireland — national dossier Ireland — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 42 indicators, each with… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/IRL Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Republic of Ireland - Capital: Dublin - Region: Northern Europe, Europe - Population: 5.0 m - Area: 70,273 km² - Languages: English, Irish - Currency: Euro (EUR) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $722 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $131,592 | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | 12.3% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | 2.2% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 240.0% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 5.5 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 83.0 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 64.6% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 1.5 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 85.5 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 78.0 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 82.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 83.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 84.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 79.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 6.9% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 3.88 | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 3.9 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 90.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Safe drinking water | 96.1% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Education spending | 2.9% | 2021 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 96.5% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 130.6% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 77.6% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 1.6% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Researchers (per million) | 5,753 | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Internet users | 97.2% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 113 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 53.5% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 68,890 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 11.5% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 60.8% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 6.0 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 12.7% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 0.1% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 0.2% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $1.3 B | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 9,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:IRL::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/IRL.claims.json History: "From Gaelic kingdoms and a monastic golden age to partition, the Republic and a place at the heart of Europe." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/IRL/chronicle.md (6 eras, 43 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Ireland — national dossier", terralore.co/country/IRL, retrieved .